The number of provinces affected by drought has risen to 31, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
A farmer checks a portion of a dried rice field along Pulilan-Baliuag Bypass Road in Bulacan on February 26, 2024.MANILA, Philippines — The number of provinces affected by drought has risen to 31, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration .
Dry spell means below normal rainfall for three consecutive months, while dry conditions are characterized by below normal rainfall for two months.In Cagayan Valley, damage to agriculture due to El Niño has reached more than P560 million, Monico Castro Jr., Department of Agriculture field operations division chief, reported during a management committee meeting last week.
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